The Ladder of Abstraction: 5 Techniques to Strengthen Your Writing
Whatever we're writing, fiction or nonfiction, blogging or articles, sales letters or emails, we often find ourselves needing to convey an abstract concept. For example, in a marketing email, you are supposed to tap into your audience's pain. Whatever your audience's pain point, it's probably somewhat of an abstract concept. Stress. Want. Exhaustion. Fear. Need. The better job you do of conveying that pain point, the more likely you are to connect with your audience.